Rail-fastening device.



E. T. FORD & P. F. WASSAM.

RAIL FASTENING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 12, 1908 1 Patented Dec. 8, 1908.

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EDWARD THIMOTHY FORD AND FRANK FORD WASSAM, OF DUNKIRK, INDIANA.

v RAIL-FASTENING DEVICE.

Patented Dec. 8, 1908.

Serial No. 415,591.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, EDWARD T. FORD and FRANK F. WASSAM, citizens of theUnited States, residing at Dunkirk, in the county of Jay and State ofIndiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail-Fastening Devices; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to Which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part ofthis specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in fastenings forrailway rails, and comprises various details of construction,combinations and arrangements of parts which will be hereinafter fullydescribed and then specifically defined in the appended claims.

We illustrate our invention in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the fastening as applied to railsand ties. Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view. Figs. 3 and 4 are detailviews, and Fig. 5 is a detail view of a modification showing the platesfor clamping the flan es of the rails, extending only preferably t ewidth of the ties.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, Adesignates ties, preferably of metal, and are reinforced by suitableribs and have chambered portions B through the walls of which are formedthe transverse slots CC which register.

E designates rails of a railway which rest upon the upper fiat top ofthe ties over said chambered portion.

FF designate fish plates or splice bars, each extending over two ties,and each of which bars having one or more projections extending beneaththe bottom of the rail, and each projection being provided with anintegral finger H having a threaded end D adapted to receive a nut J.Said finger is designed to pass through one of the slots C and thelaterally projecting portion I of the fish plate is adapted to rest uponshoulders A formed in the upper surface of the ties. Each fish plate hasthe integral fingers positioned in different directions upon oppositesides of the rails and, after the fish plates have been adjusted inplace, bolts N are passed through registering apertures therein and thewebs of the rails to be fastened together.

From the foregoing, it will be noted that, by the provision of afastening device as shown and described, a simple and efficient means isafforded for securely holding the rails rigidly upon the ties andafiording mechanism whereby the parts are held from becoming loosened.

What we claim to be new is 1. A rail fastening device comprisin incombination with a tie having horizonta apertures formed therein, latesadapted to engage the fiange of the rafi and having integral fingersadapted to be passed through the horizontal apertures in the ties, andmeans for fastening said fingers, as set forth.

2. A rail fastening device comprisin in combination with a tie havingllOIlZOIllDEfi a ertures formed therein, lates adapted to enage theflange of the ras and having integral horizontal apertures in the ties,the ends of said fingers being threaded, and nuts mounted upon thethreaded ends of the fingers, as set forth.

3. A rail fastening device comprising, in

combination with a rail having transverse ed at its end, said fingerdesigned to be passed through registering apertures in the tie, and anut mounted upon. the threaded end of the finger, as set forth.

5. A rail fastening device comprising, in combination with ties havingtransverse apertures therein, a plate designed to clamp over the flangeand the bottom of the rail and gers adapted to be passed through the fhaving an integral finger With a threaded end, our signatures in thepresence of two Wit said finger designed to be passed through thenesses.

transverse aperture of the tie, a nut fitted to r the threaded end ofthe finger, said plate having a shoulder upon its outer face adapted torest upon a transverse shoulder upon the up- Witnesses:

per surface of the tie, as set forth. A. C. ENGLE,

In testimony whereof We hereunto affix L. H. BROTHERTON.

